Category: Health

According to the latest report of accumulative COVID-19 cases from the state, Escambia County only had 23 cases among its elementary, middle and high schools–both…

A week after the utility restored power to its 285,000 customers in Northwest Florida, Gulf Power has  joined other Florida utilities to fight a proposal before…

Maybe the Escambia County Commission needs to rethink using $1.25 million of CARES Act funding for rapid testing. At his daily press conference,  Gov. Ron…

This is what the Escambia County Commission passed last night for the first two rounds of CARES Act dollars the state has sent the county:…

by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly The city of Pensacola will continue to require the wearing of masks in public businesses, following the Pensacola City Council’s full-throated,…

On Sunday, Sept. 20, President Trump signed a Major Disaster Declaration for south Alabama. The following morning, residents of the Alabama counties of Escambia, Baldwin…

According to the Florida Department of Health, Escambia County had only 31 new local cases on Wednesday, Sept. 23, with a positivity rate of only…

At this afternoon EOC presser, Mayor Grover Robinson explained the delay in Escambia County getting a Major Disaster Declaration signed by President Trump. The mayor…

Effective immediately, the Precautionary Boil Water Notice-PBWN- issued by the Emerald Coast Utilities Authority on 9-21-20, as a result of Hurricane Sally for the following…

ECUA’s Recycling Facility sustained approximately $800K of damage, which is substantial and will require some time for recovery. The building contractor is already on site,…

  Since Sept. 13,  Florida  has had 22,179 new COVID-19 cases and 774 additional deaths. With testing cut back since Sept. 14, Escambia has added…

Effective immediately, the Precautionary Boil Water Notice-PBWN- issued by the Emerald Coast Utilities Authority on 9-21-20, as a result of Hurricane Sally for the following…

ECUA’s sampling team undertook an aggressive sampling effort that began on Friday afternoon in order to help us clear the system-wide Precautionary Boil Water Notice…

The ECUA water system is now pressurized to the point that allows us to begin our sampling protocol, with approval from our partners at FDEP….

Sheriff David Morgan is requesting Escambia County change its curfew to midnight to six a.m. starting Saturday evening. ECUA has started sampling protocols and hopes…

By Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly As Sally strengthened from a Tropical Storm into a Hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico Monday, Pensacola Mayor Grover Robinson said…

Due to Tropical Storm Sally and expected deteriorating conditions, Community Health Northwest Florida (CHNWF) made the following decisions to protect staff and patients: Jordan Street…

  Last week, the positivity rate for Escambia County dropped slightly from 5.65% to 5.38%. Reported deaths also decreased from 15 to 6 – the…

Since early July, the county commissioners have pushed for more COVID testing at the county jail. At four public meetings, they told by the county…

  Escambia County added 58 new cases and two deaths. The positivity rate for Sept. 3 was 6.05% on 893 test results. The median age…